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Bone Removal To Free Nerves In The Lower Spine

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 63011

Removes bone from the back of the lower spine to widen the canal the nerves run through, taking pressure off them. It is used for narrowing that causes pain, numbness, or weakness in the legs. The pressure is relieved by opening up the bony canal itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Removal To Free Nerves In The Lower Spine cost?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $6,607.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 33rd of 50

$3,388

IN $22,909WV $1,023

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.